Devolution at a crossroads: Time for counties to broaden horizons

President William Ruto and governors after a past meeting. [File, Standard]

A few questions define devolution. For instance, what do counties do with the money they get from the national government or our taxes?

Two, do they generate their own revenues? And three, what is the future of devolution?  

Counties celebrated devolution not because they were free to pursue projects that would uplift their constituents’ standards of living but because they would receive money from the national government. There was a feeling that the national government withheld money from the counties or former districts, just like a parent withholds pocket money from their children.